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Losing Sight of My Goals

Shawn | March 27, 2008 in Journal | Comments (1)

Hey all, I just wanted to post the essay below for the reading pleasure of anyone out there that is looking for some inspiration in any aspect of their lives.

This concept was brought up at work, by way of an email from our Sr. sales manager, expressing what we, as a team, and as a sales organization need to do to continue the successful run we’ve enjoyed over the past few months. The reason being, is that this month we are behind. Looking at our activity as a whole, it’s not hard to see that we have been “resting on our laurels” so to speak. Steps have been taken to increase our activity levels and to stimulate an atmosphere of urgency and excitement by all of us in the past week now and behold! As if by magic, we are back on track.

Then, I thought about it on another level.

Since 1/1/2007, I have made some major changes in my life that desperately needed to be made. I attacked them, as I often do, with a passion and gained ground. I got to a place where I was happy with my progress… and (as I often do) I stopped. From that point on, I have fallen into a slump and have now gotten to a point where I feel so crappy and guilty about it that it’s all I can think about.

In this case I am talking about my goals involving my health, specifically my weight. This ties in so heavily with all my other goals, and to and extent, every aspect of my life, that it must become my major focus this year. At least to where it starts working for me and more time opens up for other goals. For example, work has been going well for me now that I am a “veteran” and am up to speed. Now that it doesn’t require most all of my time and attention, I can keep it working for me. I can move forward easier with some time and energy to devote to other pursuits.

So again, I thought I would share this essay. I know it’s about why businesses often fail, but it’s much more than that. This applies to you as a person as well. I hope this motivates you if that is what you need. You are the Boss of your own “business” anyway right? It’s the same thing really. (more…)